This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Syriac or Aramaic languages. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.
Ālafbēť lāṭinyā arāmiť-suryāyā/ܐܠܦܒܝܬ
ܠܐܛܝܢܝܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ-ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
The Syriac-Aramaic Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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# |
Latin letter |
Syriac letter |
Letter's name |
IPA |
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1 |
A a |
A |
[a] |
|
|
2 |
Ā ā | Ā | [ɑ] | |
|
3 |
B b |
ܒ |
Bēť |
[b] |
|
4 |
C c* |
ܟ׳ |
Cāf |
[t͡ʃ] |
|
5 |
D d |
ܕ |
Dālať |
[d] |
|
6 |
Ď ď |
ܕ |
Ďālať |
[ð] |
|
7 |
E e | E | [ɛ] | |
|
8 |
Ē ē |
Ē |
[e] |
|
|
9 |
F f |
ܦ |
Fē |
[f] |
|
10 |
G g |
ܓ |
Gāmal |
[g] |
|
11 |
Ǧ ǧ |
ܓ |
Ǧāmal |
[ɣ] |
|
12 |
H h |
ܗ |
Hē |
[h] |
| 13 |
Ḥ ḥ |
ܚ |
Ḥēť |
[ħ] |
|
14 |
I i |
I |
[i] |
|
|
15 |
J j* |
ܓ׳ |
Jāmal |
[d͡ʒ] |
|
16 |
K k |
ܟ |
Kāf |
[k] |
|
17 |
L l |
ܟ |
Lāmaď |
[l] |
|
18 |
M m |
ܡ |
Mim |
[m] |
|
19 |
N n |
ܢ |
Nun |
[n] |
|
20 |
O o |
O |
[o] |
|
|
21 |
P p |
ܦ |
Pē |
[p] |
|
22 |
Q q |
ܩ |
Qof |
[q] |
|
23 |
R r |
ܪ |
Rēš |
[r] |
|
24 |
S s |
ܣ |
Semkať |
[s] |
|
25 |
Ṣ ṣ | ܨ | Ṣāďē | [sˤ] |
|
26 |
Š š |
ܫ |
Šin |
[ʃ] |
|
27 |
T t |
ܬ |
Taw |
[t] |
|
28 |
Ṭ ṭ |
ܛ |
Ṭēť |
[tˤ] |
|
29 |
Ť ť |
ܬ |
Ťaw |
[θ] |
|
30 |
U u |
U |
[u] |
|
|
31 |
V v |
ܒ |
Vēť |
[v] |
|
32 |
W w |
ܘ |
Waw |
[w] |
|
33 |
X x |
ܟ |
Xāf |
[x] |
|
34 |
Y y |
ܝ |
Yoď |
[j] |
|
35 |
Z z |
ܙ |
Zayn |
[z] |
|
36 |
Ž ž* |
ܙ׳ |
Žayn |
[ʒ] |
| 37 |
ʕ ʕ |
ܥ |
ʕālaf |
[ʕ] |
| 38 | ʔ ʔ | ܐ | ʔē | [ʔ] |
| *These letters are mostly used in words originating from foreign languages. | ||||
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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